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Cowichan Tribes is seeking five, seven, or nine Directors for Shxuts-xets-tun tu Quw’utsun Syuw’entst Lelum First preference will be given to qualified Cowichan Citizens on or off our Tribal Lands
- About Cowichan Tribes
With over 5,500 members, we are the largest single First Nation Band in British Columbia by population About half of our members live on the Cowichan Tribes Reserve Our demographic consists of a relatively young population, with a large percentage of the population under the age of 35
- History - Cowichan Tribes
We are the Hul’q’umi’num people which means people who speak the Hul’q’umi’num language, and are a part of a larger first nations group referred to as the Coast Salish People
- Origins - Cowichan Tribes
A people with territory through the shores of the Salish Sea, including the lower Fraser River, the Cowichan Nations was broken up by the government with the creation of the reserve system and imposition of the Indian Act
- Tribes Governance - Cowichan Tribes
Cowichan Tribes is a community-driven organization promoting the respect of our culture and traditions and empowering the individuality and success of our people and nation
- Traditional Territory - Cowichan Tribes
Our ancestors traveled widely throughout the Coast Salish area for fishing, hunting, visiting family, etc Cowichan’s annually fished the Fraser River, as far away as Yale, and in fact, Lulu Island – now the site of Vancouver International Airport – was our traditional summer base camp
- About Us - Cowichan Tribes
With over 4,900 members, we are the largest single First Nation Band in British Columbia About half of our members live on the Cowichan Tribes Reserve Ours demographic consists of a relatively young population, with a large percentage of the population under the age of 35
- Colonisation - Cowichan Tribes
Today, the Cowichan, and the other member First Nations of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group are in the process of negotiating a treaty with representatives of the governments of Canada and of British Columbia
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